Hugh Blair

The gravestone of Hugh Blair, Greyfriars Kirkyard Hugh Blair FRSE (7 April 1718 – 27 December 1800) was a Scottish minister of religion, author and rhetorician, considered one of the first great theorists of written discourse.

As a minister of the Church of Scotland, and occupant of the Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres at the University of Edinburgh, Blair's teachings had a great impact in both the spiritual and the secular realms. Best known for ''Sermons'', a five volume endorsement of practical Christian morality, and ''Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres'', a prescriptive guide on composition, Blair was a valuable part of the Scottish Enlightenment. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Service Sire Effects on Body Condition Score, Milk Production, and Rebreeding of Mixed-Aged Dairy Cows Bred to Angus and Hereford Bulls—A Case Study in New Zealand

    Service Sire Effects on Body Condition Score, Milk Production, and Rebreeding of Mixed-Aged Dairy Cows Bred to Angus and Hereford Bulls—A Case Study in New Zealand by Lucy Coleman, Penny Back, Hugh Blair, Nicolas López-Villalobos, Rebecca Hickson

    Published 2021-11-01
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    Sire Effects on Birth Weight, Gestation Length, and Pre-Weaning Growth of Beef-Cross-Dairy Calves: A Case Study in New Zealand

    Sire Effects on Birth Weight, Gestation Length, and Pre-Weaning Growth of Beef-Cross-Dairy Calves: A Case Study in New Zealand by Lucy Coleman, Penny Back, Hugh Blair, Nicolas López-Villalobos, Rebecca Hickson

    Published 2021-07-01
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    Low Birthweight Beef Bulls Compared with Jersey Bulls Do Not Impact First Lactation and Rebreeding of First-Calving Dairy Heifers—A Case Study in New Zealand

    Low Birthweight Beef Bulls Compared with Jersey Bulls Do Not Impact First Lactation and Rebreeding of First-Calving Dairy Heifers—A Case Study in New Zealand by Lucy Coleman, Natalia Martín, Penny Back, Hugh Blair, Nicolás López-Villalobos, Rebecca Hickson

    Published 2022-01-01
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    The Effect of Age of Dam and Birth Rank on the Reproductive Performance of Ewes as One- and Two-Year-Olds

    The Effect of Age of Dam and Birth Rank on the Reproductive Performance of Ewes as One- and Two-Year-Olds by Emma Pettigrew, Rebecca Hickson, Steve Morris, Paul Kenyon, Rene Corner-Thomas, Emmanuelle Haslin, Hugh Blair

    Published 2021-03-01
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    Can Nitrogen Excretion of Dairy Cows Be Reduced by Genetic Selection for Low Milk Urea Nitrogen Concentration?

    Can Nitrogen Excretion of Dairy Cows Be Reduced by Genetic Selection for Low Milk Urea Nitrogen Concentration? by Hewa Bahithige Pavithra Chathurangi Ariyarathne, Martin Correa-Luna, Hugh Blair, Dorian Garrick, Nicolas Lopez-Villalobos

    Published 2021-03-01
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    Estimated Breeding Values of Beef Sires Can Predict Performance of Beef-Cross-Dairy Progeny

    Estimated Breeding Values of Beef Sires Can Predict Performance of Beef-Cross-Dairy Progeny by Natalia Martín, Lucy Coleman, Nicolás López-Villalobos, Nicola Schreurs, Stephen Morris, Hugh Blair, Julie McDade, Penny Back, Rebecca Hickson

    Published 2021-09-01
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    Effect of Nutritional Restriction on the Hair Follicles Development and Skin Transcriptome of Chinese Merino Sheep

    Effect of Nutritional Restriction on the Hair Follicles Development and Skin Transcriptome of Chinese Merino Sheep by Xuefeng Lv, Lei Chen, Sangang He, Chenxi Liu, Bin Han, Zhilong Liu, Mayila Yusupu, Hugh Blair, Paul Kenyon, Stephen Morris, Wenrong Li, Mingjun Liu

    Published 2020-06-01
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